Chris White has called on the county council to ‘get a grip’ on home-care services
Following an incident last week where an elderly stroke patient was left in
her wheelchair without any support Liberal Democrat county councillor Chris
White has called on the county council to ‘get a grip’ on day-care services
in St Albans.
He said today: ‘It is absolutely evident that there has been a serious
breakdown right across the board: the contract with Supporta Care is not
working.
‘Vulnerable members in our community have the right to have a reliable
service - and a service which is available at weekends. I am not convinced
by assurances that there will be no repeats. There is clearly something
fundamentally wrong and I would be surprised if this is the only
incident.’
Chris added: ‘I am becoming more and more concerned about the direction
being taken by Hertfordshire County Council over adult care services. Too
much is being left to the vagaries of the private sector.’
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